Special Needs Coordinator

Longsight Community Primary, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 0QX

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 28 hours a week, over four days.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M3 to U3
• Additional allowances:

  SEN 1 allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

• As a Special Needs Coordinator (SENCO) at Longsight Community Primary, you will lead and manage Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across our inclusive, one-form entry school. You will be responsible for the strategic development and day-to-day operation of our SEND provision, working closely with children, staff, parents, and external agencies to ensure every pupil gets the support they need to thrive.
• You’ll be a qualified teacher, experienced in primary education, and passionate about inclusion.
• You will hold, or be willing to work towards, the National Award for SEN Coordination.
• You have led areas of school improvement and understand how to use data to evaluate the impact of interventions.
• You will have a strong working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and the ability to lead others in providing high-quality inclusive teaching.
• You’ll be an excellent communicator who works well with children, families, and staff, and can effectively coordinate with external services.
• You’ll be a confident, proactive team player who shares the values of the Big Life group and can contribute to a culture of equality, compassion, and ambition.
• You need an enhanced level DBS check for this role.

What the school offers its staff

• An annual salary of M3 to U3, plus SEN 1 allowance

• A permanent contract, 4 days per week

• A culturally and socially diverse school community

• A modern, purpose-built school in the heart of the Longsight community

• A supportive and welcoming team committed to inclusion and wellbeing

• Flexible working as part of our commitment to staff health and happiness

• Ongoing personal and professional development through regular supervision

• A supportive, flexible approach to managing staff health and wellbeing, including a wide range of perks, schemes and support.

Commitment to safeguarding

Longsight Community Primary believes that it is always unacceptable for children and adults to experience abuse of any kind and recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and adults, by a commitment to a practice which protects them.
We all have a duty to ensure that the services we deliver keep children, young people and vulnerable adults safe.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SENCO JD and PS.docx - 108 KB (opens in new tab)

About Longsight Community Primary

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longsight Community Primary website
• Email address: info@longsightcp.com
• Phone number: 01612410530
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longsight-community-primary

Longsight Community Primary opened as a single form entry free school in September 2013. The school moved into a new permanent build in September 2014. Our Trust, Big Life Schools consists of two schools across Manchester.
We are in Longsight, with strong roots within the community, developed from our connection with The Big Life Group, who deliver services including children’s centres and a private nursery.

Arranging a visit to Longsight Community Primary

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@longsightcp.com.

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